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BUTTON MAKING MACHINE.

No. 371,379. Patented OGt. 11,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES 'I. SHERIDAN, OF NEWVARK, NEWV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE CITY BUTTON WORKS, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

Q BUTTON-MAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,379, dated October 11, 1887.

Application filed June 16, 1 887. Serial No. 241,496. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern: drawings I make use of three such dies; but a Be it known that I, J AMES T. SHERIDAN, a greater number can be used, if desired. The citizen of the United States, residing at Newdies each consist of a post, 71, which is secured ark, in the county of Essex and State of New to the base A,or is formed integral therewith,

Jersey, have invented new and useful Imand a sleeve, h, fitted to said post. In the 55 provements in Button-Maehines, of which the sleeve h is formed a slot, 43, Fig. 2, having a t'ollowingis a specification. longitudinal and a transverse branch, and

This invention consistsin a button-machine through said slot extends a pin or screw, adapted for use in salesrooms and the like, which is secured in the post, so that by turn- IO and has for its objectto provideadevicewhich ing the sleeve so as to bring the pin within 60 is more durable and can be more conveniently the longitudinal branch of the slot; the sleeve manipulated than those in use at the present h can be lowered from the position shown in time. Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 6, or vice versa.

The novel features of construction whereby The upper end of the sleeve h is bored out to 15 this object is accomplished are more fully form asocketfi, for the reception of the cover 6;

pointed out in the following specification and b of the button, Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 7. claims, and illustrated in the accompanying The punch J is cylindrical in form and can drawings, in which slide in a suitable guide-sleeve, J, said punch Figure 1 represents a plan or top view of a being held within the latter by means of a button-machinecontaininginyinvention. Fig. screw, h", which engages with a longitudinal 7o 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a verslot therein. A suitable stop or shoulder, j, 1 tical section in the plane mm, Fig. 1. Figs. 4, limits the movement of the punch within the 5, and6aresectional elevationsof detail parts. sleeve. One end of the punch is provided Fig. 7 shows the various parts composing a with a socket, j, for the reception of the shank button. I) of the shell, Figs. 4 and 5, and the other Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts. end of the same is provided with a shank- In the drawings, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the spreadenj, to open the shank b after the collet letter A designates the base of the machine, b, Fig. 7, has'beenproperly placed, Fig. 6. on the right-hand end of which is formed a The punches are actuated by means of a 0 suitable socket for the reception of a wooden hand-lever, K, Figs. 1 and 2, which is pivoted 8o block, which serves as a support, a, for the at 70 to the upper end of the spindle F, and is cloth to be cut in forming the cover Z), Fig. 7, provided with two cams, k k, on opposite for the button. In a suitable frame, B, are sides thereof. The cams are so placed in orformed bearings for the shank of a vertical der that they will not come into contact with 5 chuck, G, to which is secured the cutter D in and injure the shank-spreader j, Figs. 2 and the usual manner. The cutter D is in the form 4. The guide-sleeve Jis provided with a conofa tube provided with asharp cutting-edge. tracted portion at each end, which fits the The chuck is reciprocated bymeans of ahandsocket in the sleeve h, and a flange at each lever, E, that is pivoted to lugs on the frame end abuts against the upper edge of said sleeve 40 B and to the chuck G at e. h. These contracted portions guide the guide- In the base A is secured a vertical non-rosleeve to its proper position when removed tating spindle, F, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, about for inserting theparts of the button. In one which can rotate a die-carrier, G, that is pre end of the guide-sleeve is a recess, j having vented from moving vertically by means of a inclined walls, which recess receives the collet 5 screw-and-slot connection with the spindle F, b. To bring either of the punches directly or by other suitable means. On said carrier under the cams of the hand-lever K a stop is G are mounted a number of dies, each of which provided, Fig. 2, which can consist of a pin, is adapted for a particular size of button, so 7, extending vertically through the base A, that different sizes of buttons can be produced that is adapted to engage with a recess in the 0 on the machine. In the example shown in the bottom of the die-carrier G. A spring, l,

bearing against ahead on the pin, forces the same into the recess when the same is brought in line with said pin.

In the operation of the machine the die for the particular size of button is brought into its proper position under the hand-lever K. The cover I) is cut by means of the cutter D and placed within the socket i of the guide-sleeve J, Fig. .4. The shell and its shank b, which have been previously united in the usual way, are then inserted into the proper end of the punch J, the said shank b entering the socket j, Fig. 4. The guide-sleeve J and its contained punch and shell are placed over the die, Figs. 2 and 4, and the hand-lever is depressed to the position shown in Fig. 5, thereby turning the edge of the cover 0 upward about the'shell, Fig. 5. The guide sleeve J and the contained punch are then removed, leaving the cover and shell in the die in the position shown in Fig. 5. The collet b is now inserted in the recess j" and the guide-sleeve and punch are replaced on the die, Fig. 6, in a position inverse to their prior position, Fig. 4. The sleeve h of the die is now turned and lowered to the position shown in Fig. 6, and the hand'lever is depressed, thereby forcing the collet on the cloth cover, the edges of which are turned inward and beneath the col let. At the same time the shank-spreader turns the upper edge of the shank down upon the collet, thereby firmly securing the collet to the button. The lowering of the die-sleeve h allows the edge of the cover to be turned inward by the collet, which would notbe the' case if the turned-up portion of the cover were against the walls of the sleeve h, as in Fig. 5. For each size of button a separate punchand guide-sleeve and cutter are employed.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to s. cure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a button-machine, the combination, with a die, of a reversible punch having one of its ends provided with a recess for the reception of the button-shank, and its other end provided with a shank-spreader and adapted 'to receive the collet, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the guide-sleeve,

of a punch having one of its ends provided v said punch being provided with a recess on one end for the reception of the button-shank, and on its other end with a shank-spreader,

substantially as shown and described.

4. A die consisting of the stationary post 72, the sleeve h, arranged on the post, and a pinand-slot connection between the post and sleeve for adjusting the latter upward and looking it in such position, substantially as described.

5. In a button machine, the vertically-re ciprocating cutter D, in combination with the rotary carrier G, the dies h h on the same, punch J, the guidesleeve J for the same,'provided with a recess, j, said punch being provided on one end with a recess, and on its other end with a shank-spreader, substantially as shown and described.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES T. SHERIDAN.- [L.s.]

Witnesses:

W. G. HAUFF, A. FABER DU FAUR, Jr. 

